Page 112 of Creeping Beautiful

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My point earlier was this. It’s not that we’re unhappy with your job performance, Indie—

Oh, my God. Really? My job performance?

—it’s the way you react after the job is over.

I don’t understand? How do I react?

You don’t react. That’s why we worry.

What should I do? Cry and be depressed? How should I act after I do a job?

It’s not really how you react after most of the jobs. Just… some of them. Like this one.

What?

This job you were on.

I wasn’t on a job.

You were, Indie. You know you were. Right now, you’re just lying to me and I don’t like it.

So… I’m crazy because when I come back from certain jobs I don’t react right?

Well, that’s part of it.

Tell me the other part, Donovan. Because I’m tired.

You don’t remember them, Indie. That’s what I’m trying to say. You don’t remember them. And I have a feeling you don’t remember these past two weeks either. And that’s why you’re acting like this. You don’t want me to know that. But we already know. We’ve practically had this same conversation half a dozen times before. And you don’t remember it. That’s why I tape them.

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Do you believe me?

Maybe you could play those tapes for me?

No. I don’t think that’s a good idea.

Then… then maybe you’re just lying.

Do you remember where you were for the past two weeks?

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You can’t just shake your head, Indie. This is an audio recording. And I don’t want to narrate like this is a court transcript. I want to hear you say it.

Fine. Then yes. Some of it.

Some of it?

Most of it.

Tell me… who were you with?

Why do I have to be with someone?

Indie. You’re making me very fuckin’ tired. I’m not messing around. I am very fuckin’ tired right now. All I need is a few very simple sentences of where you were, what you did, and who else was there. Then we can all eat dinner and relax.